Dressing wheel



A. 'P. SLADE DRESSING WHEEL Filed Sept. 5, 1924 n W I 5 v 9 I ll IN OR. zrzzmfiszmze Patented a. 25, 1927.

ALTON P. SLADE, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO GLEASON WORKS, OF

ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

DRESSING WHEEL. Application filed septenibcr 5, 1924. Serial No. 736,095.

My invention relates to a dressing wheel the operating faces to be dressed. The dressfortruing the surfacesof a grinder such as ng Wheel, which will presently be described used for grinding gears and like purposes. n detail, is mounted on a support 4 that is The object of the invention is to afford reciprocated by any suitable mechanism, to. 5 a practicable and simple arrangement Which carry the dressing wheel back and forth can be readily operated, and maintains coracross an operative surface of the grinder. reet and accurate surfaces on a rotaryface v The support 4 preferably moves straight mill or other type of grinder. across the surface to be dressed, while the Still another purpose of the improvement dressing wheel has 'rotative movement upon is to provide the periphery of a dressing an axis 5 which is arranged at other than wheel with a series of diamonds or analo-v a rightangle to the direction of travel of gous elements which serve as the operating the support 4. By adjusting the axis 5 of or trimming medium on the dressing wheel. the dressing wheel to the proper acute angle. Still an additional object of the invention. relatively to the direction of movement of 15 is to afford -a diamond dressing Wheel, in the support 4, the dressing wheel is caused which the diamonds or analogous elements to rotate by its engagement with the rotary are held securely in place and in such a way grinder, the operating surfaces on the latas to insure their outermost points or opter being brought to true and accurate form erating portions being a uniform distance by movementof the dressing wheel. .The 20 from the rotary axis of the wheel. operative portion of the dressing wheel con- '75 With these ends in view, the invention sists of a series of diamonds arranged and Comprises on tru tion that will appear held .lIl place in the following manner. clearly-from the following description when carrier is provided having a series of read in conjunction with the accompanying radially extending tubular'retainers 6 each 25 drawings, the novel features-being pointed of Which s preferably split at 7, or is other- .out in the claims following the description. Wise prov ded with openings in its side wall. In the drawings: The diamond carrier is undercut on both Fig. 1' is an enlarged side elevationpf sides of the tubular retainers 6 as shown part of a dressing mechanism, illustrating at 8. 9 designates the diamonds'located in 30 a dressing wheel constructed in accordance the tubular retainers 6, while 10 are coil 5 with this invention. springs arranged against the inner faces of Fig. 2 is a plan view of the dressing Wheel the diamonds and located in spring receiving and support. openings of reduced diameterextending in- Fig. 3 is an enlarged side-view, partially wardly from the tubular retainers. 11 desas in section, of the carrier forming part of ignates a binder such as type metal, or other the dressing wheel, and in which the diasimilar material that can be flowed into and monds are mounted. around the tubular retainers, and around Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional Viewv on the diamonds, to hold the latter in their preline 4-4of Fig. 3, and determined position.

. 40 Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken During assembling, the diamonds are-held centrally of the dressing wheel. in place against a fixed positioning wall by The dressing wheel forming the sub ect the springs 10 as more thoroughly described matter of thisinvention is intended for use in my co-pending application already men primarily in connection with a grind ng tioned, and the binder 11 serves to hold the 45 wheel of the type illustrated in co-pendmg diamonds in their proper position and reapplication Serial Number 724,356, 'filed lationship, so that the outermost or oper- July 5, 1924, and may be assembled in. the ative points of the diamonds are at equal manner disclosed in my co-pendinapphdistances from the rotary axis of the wheel. cation Serial Number 736,094 filed eptem- This arrangement insures a uniform and corto her 5, 1924, now Patent #1,601,378, dated rect action of the diamonds on the surface September 28, 1926. to be dressed. It will beunderstood that In the structure shown,1designates aporafter the binder 11 is in place, the springs tion of a rotary annular face mill type of 10am imbedded therein in contact with the grinder, having movement about an axis diamonds. .i parallel to'the surface 2,- while 3 indicates The carrier just described is suitably wheel is secured, whereu mounted on a hub 1Q which rotates in beary held in a cup 14. Adjustment of the frame 13 is had by turning the latter in cup 14 until the desired position of the dressing on the frame 13 is retained in place by tig 'tening the nut 15 which engages pin 16 carried by. the bottom of'frame 13 and'extending through the bottom of the cup 1 While I have'described the invention with reference to a particular embodiment, it is susceptible of various modifications and departures, and this application'is intended to cover any changes coming within the underlying features" of the im rovement as set forth herein, or contemp ated within the scope of the following claims;

'I claim: 1. A dressing having a series of radially extending tubular retainers with openings in their side Walls, spring receiving openings of reduced diameter extending inwardly from the tubular retainers, diamonds located in saidtubular retainers, with their outermost points spaced equall gs in a f rame 13, the latter being adjust-. 0011 springs ocated insaid reduced open- 7 I retainers formed integr wheel COHIPI'lSlHg a carrierfrom the axis of the wheel,

ings and engaging the inner surfaces of the diamonds, and a binder surrounding and filling the tubular retainers and spring openings and acting to hold the diamonds in posit-ion.

'2. A dressing wheel comprising a carrier having a series of radially extendin tubular retainers .for'med integral witht e carrier, diamonds positioned in the retainers, coil springs located between the bottoms of the tubular retainers and the innermost surfaeesof the diamonds, and and surrounding the tubular retainers an acting to hold the diamonds therein.

3.'A dressing wheel comprising "a carrier having a series of radially extending tubular diamonds positioned in the retainers, and a binder filling and surrounding the tubular retainers an acting to hold the diamonds tl1erein.-

In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

ALTON P. sLADE.

a binder filling 40 al with 'the carrier, 4 

